Washington Nationals

Service time in years & days (through 2014 season).

A group led by Ted Lerner bought the Nationals for $450M in May, 2006. Major League Baseball had purchased the franchise formerly known as the Expos for $120M in 2002. Forbes magazine valued the club at $700M in March, 2014.Bloomberg valued the franchise at $850M in October, 2013.

Opening Day payrolls include salaries and pro-rated signing bonuses for players on active roster and disabled list. Deferred payments and performance or award bonuses are not included.

Year End payrolls for purposes of the competitive balance tax include average annual value of contracts, earned bonuses, non-cash compensation, cash transactions, buyouts of unexercised options, plus health and pension benefits. Deferred salaries may be discounted to reflect present-day values.

for purposes of annual payrolls (including salaries and a pro-rated 1/7 share of the signing bonus), Scherzer will earn $17,142,857 in 2015, $22,142,857 annually in 2016-18, $37,405,562 in 2019, $35,920,616 in 2020, and $34,503,480 in 2021 (salaries and bonus paid before the contract expires are not discounted, but 2019-21 salaries are discounted to $30,262,705, $28,777,759 and $27,360,623, respectively, as money paid after deal’s expiration)

for luxury-tax purposes, Scherzer’s annual salary is $28,689,376

award bonuses: $0.1M each for All Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger. $0.15M for LCS MVP. $0.25M for WS MVP. $0.5M each for MVP, Cy Young, with $0.25M for second place in either award vote, $0.15M for third, $0.1M for fourth, $75,000 for fifth.

perks: suite on road

deal does not include no-trade protection, though Scherzer will gain right to block any trade as 10-and-5 player after the 2019 season

1 year/$15.525M (2014)

re-signed by Detroit 1/17/14 (avoided arbitration)

Detroit made qualifying offer 10/31/14

1 year/$6.725M (2013)

re-signed by Detroit 2/4/13 (avoided arbitration, $7.4M-$6.05M)

1 year/$3.75M (2012)

re-signed by Detroit 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration)

1 year/$0.6M (2011)

re-signed by Detroit 3/11

4 years/$4.3M (2007-10)

signed Major League contract with Arizona 5/30/07

09:$1.45M

performance bonuses may increase value to $6M

acquired by Detroit in 3-way trade from Arizona 12/9/09

drafted by Arizona 2006 (1-11) (Missouri)

agent: Scott Boras

ML service: 6.079

Jayson Werthrf7 years/$126M (2011-17)

7 years/$126M (2011-17)

signed by Washington as a free agent 12/6/10

$4M signing bonus (paid January 2011-2012)

11:$10M, 12:$13M, 13:$16M, 14:$20M, 15:$21M, 16:$21M, 17:$21M

award bonus: $0.5M for MVP ($0.2M for 2nd-5th in MVP vote). $1M for second MVP. $1.5M for third and any subsequent MVP

full no-trade clause

2 years/$10M (2009-10)

re-signed by Philadelphia 1/21/09 (avoided arbitration, $4M-$3M)

$1M signing bonus

09:$2M, 10:$7M

performance bonuses: $0.25M each for 500, 600 PAs

1 year/$1.7M (2008)

re-signed by Philadelphia 1/7/08 (avoided arbitration)

performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 400, 450 PAs

1 year/$0.85M (2007)

signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 12/06 ($0.4M guaranteed)

performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 300, 400, 500 PAs

award bonuses

1 year/$0.355M (2006)

re-signed by LA Dodgers 2/06

non-tendered by LA Dodgers 12/06

1 year/$0.337M (2005)

re-signed by LA Dodgers 2/05 (split contract, $0.244M in minors)

1 year/$0.303M (2004)

re-signed by Toronto 3/04 (split contract, $121,100 in minors)

acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Toronto 3/04

1 year/$0.3M (2003)

re-signed by Toronto 3/03

1 year (2002)

re-signed by Toronto 2/02

acquired by Toronto in trade from Baltimore 12/00

drafted by Baltimore 1997 (1-22) (Glenwood HS, Chatham, Ill.)

agent: Scott Boras (previously Jeff Borris)

ML service: 11.102

Jordan Zimmermannrhp2 years/$24M (2014-15)

2 years/$24M (2014-15)

re-signed by Washington 1/17/14 (avoided arbitration)

14:$7.5M, 15:$16.5M

1 year/$5.35M (2013)

re-signed by Washington 2/15/13 (avoided arbitration, $5.8M-$4.6M)

1 year/$2.3M (2012)

re-signed by Washington 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration)

1 year/$0.415M (2011)

renewed by Washington 3/2/11

1 year/$0.401M (2010)

re-signed by Washington 2/10

1 year (2009)

contract purchased by Washington 4/19/09

drafted by Washington 2007 (2-67) (Wisc.-Stevens Point)

signed 6/13/07, $0.495M signing bonus

agent: Relativity Baseball

ML service: 5.154

Ryan Zimmerman1b6 years/$100M (2014-19), plus 2020 option

6 years/$100M (2014-19), plus 2020 club option

signed extension with Washington 2/26/12

14-18:$14M annually. 19:$18M, 20:$18M club option ($2M buyout)

5 year/$10M personal-services contract, to begin once playing career ends

no-trade protection, beginning in 2014

if traded in 2012-13, salaries increase to $16M in 2014 and $18M in 2015-18, with 2019 and 2020 option unchanged and personal-services contract voided